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Plantaginaceae
Island Snapdragon
Gambelia speciosa
Grace under adversity.
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Gambelia
- Native to
- Channel Islands of California, Baja California
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- evergreen shrub
- Height
- 60-200 cm
- Sunlight
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- well-drained, rocky
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Island snapdragon's scarlet tubular flowers are specially adapted for pollination by hummingbirds.
- The plant can grow on rocky cliff faces with almost no soil, anchoring itself into crevices.
- It is a sprawling shrub that can cascade beautifully over walls and slopes in garden settings.
- The species name 'speciosa' means 'showy' or 'beautiful' in Latin.
- Despite being called a snapdragon, it belongs to a different genus than common garden snapdragons.
Color meanings
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deception
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grace
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presumption